Norbert vs Viggo
Norbert and Viggocompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2010, Norbert was ranked #517 and Viggo #376 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Norbert was ranked #3112 and Viggo #1461 among boys in England and Wales.
Norbert and Viggo over time
Norbert and Viggo appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Norbert and Viggo changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2005 and 2023, ending at #3112 and #1461.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1952–2010
Norbert held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Viggo in 15.
Highest recorded here: Norbert #241 in 1975, Viggo #112 in 1952.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Norbert #517, Viggo #376.
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 2005–2023
Norbert held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Viggo in 7.
Highest recorded here: Norbert #1242 in 2008, Viggo #1369 in 2019.
The order changed in 2019: Viggo moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #1875 and #2259; by 2019 that had become #3411 and #1369.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Norbert #3112, Viggo #1461.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Norbert | Viggo |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3112 (2023) | Norway · Boys #306 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Norbert and Viggo both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Norbert
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #370 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2010
Highest recorded position: #241 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1952–2010).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3112 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Viggo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #112 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #104 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #306 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys